Tie rack



May 10, 1949. H. M. CANNER 2,470,015

l` l TIE RACK Filed Apr-i1 11, 1947 Illlllllf Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to tie lracks and in particular to tie racks of the type that holds a plurality of neckties visible for selection therefrom.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a tie rack that may be secured to a door or like structure, which holds a plurality of neckties thereon visible for selection therefrom, and in which the tie holding means is normally spring loaded toward the door or like structure on which the tie rack is mounted whereby to prevent neckties displayed and stored thereon from accidentally sliding off thereof, the said tie holding means being pivotable outwardly from the door or the like upon which the tie rack is mounted to permit ties tobe placed readily thereon and to provide easy access to ties stored thereon.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent by reference to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a tie rack embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational View.

Fig. 3 is a plan View.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical seetional view taken substantially on the center of the tie rack disclosed in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 showing details of the construction thereof.

Fig, 5 is a fragmentary Vertical sectional View similar to Fig. 4 except that the tie holding means is shown pivoted outward to the tie loading and unloading position.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like numerals refer to like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, the illustrative embodiment of the invention disclosed comprises, in general, a head I preferably having a sliding drawer II in the upper part thereof, a central normally depending arm I2 pivoted from the said head |0 on pivots I3 extending laterally therefrom, a plurality of vertically spaced tie supporting arms I4 projecting laterally from each side of the said central pivot `arm I2, a knob I on the outer end of each tie supporting arm I4, and a toggle spring I6 anchored at one end in the head I0 and at the other end in the top of the pivoted central depending arm I2 above the pivots I3 thereof adapted to either hold the said central depending pivoted arm I2 and tie supporting arms I4 substantially parallel to the surface of a door or other structure |'I onto which the head I0 `of thetie rack is mounted or at an angle outwardly therefrom responsive to manual manipulation whereby to maintain ties I8 on the tie supporting arms I4 substantially against the door Il or like object onto which the tie rack is mounted or to present the pivoted central depending arm I2 and the tie supporting arms I4 in an attitude wherein ties may be readily placed on the said tie supporting arms I4 or readily selected and removed therefrom.

The head l0 is preferably formed of plastic With a transverse shelf I9 therein which supports the sliding drawer II adapted to pull out forwardly from the said head I0 as indicated in Fig. 6. The said drawer ll is preferably employed for the storage of cuff links, collar buttons, tie clasps, and the like. A pair of vertically disposed lugs 20 are formed integral with but normal to the said shelf I9 and have a countersunk aperture 2| formed therein to accommodate screws 22 for mounting the said head I0 on a door or like structure I'I indicated by dot yand dash lines in Figs. 4 and 5, A hollow rib 23 disposed vertically down the front of the said head I0 is stopped short of the .bottom of the said head I0 at 24 to serve as a stop against which the notched front upper end E20 of the pivoted central depending arm I2 rests when in its vertical depending position shown in Fig. 4.

The central depending `arm I2 is pivoted by means of laterally disposed pivots I3 formed integral therewith to the lower portion |00 of the head I0 by means of spaced supports 25 formed integral with the said head I0 which are provided with horizontally disposed rearwardly open slots 26 which receive the pivots I3 of the central pivoted depending arm I2 as best shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. Anchor blocks |30 xed in the said slots 26 prevent the pivots I3 from sliding therefrom after assembly. As before mentioned, the front upper end of the central pivoted depending arm I2 is notched at |20 to rest against the lower portion 24 of the hollow rib 23 of the head l0 when the said central pivoted depending arm I2 is in its vertical depending position shown in Fig. 4, The top of the said central pivoted depending `arms I2 is provided with a laterally central notch |200 disposed forward and above the pivots I3 thereof as viewed in Fig. 4 to receive the lower end of the toggle spring |6. The upper end of the said toggle spring I6 is received and held in a laterally central notch |000 formed in the bottom of the rear of the said transverse shelf I0 of the head I0. The said toggle spring I6 is suitably bowed at its center to assure its flexing properly during the manual movement 0f the central pivoted depending arm l2 from its depending to its outwardly extended position shown in Figs. 4 and 5 respectively, and vice versa. The upper end of the said central pivoted depending arm I2 is provided with a pair of laterally extending lugs 21 which serve as stops when the said central depending arm I2 is pivoted forward as indicated in Fig. 5, the said stops bearing against the top 250 of the spaced supports 25 to limit the fo-rwardpivoting of the said central depending arm I2 by thetoggle spring I6. The lower end of the said central depending pivoted arm I2 is preferably notched at 28 to permit it to be easily pulled by ones finger from its Vertical depending position to its outwardly extended position,

Thus, the central depending `pivoted arm I2, and the tie supporting arms I4 integral therewith carrying a plurality of ties I8 may be manually pivoted from its vertical position shown in Fig. 4 to its extended position shown in Fig. 5 and Vice versa and held in either of such positions by the toggle spring I6. The space 29 between the said tie supporting arms I4 and the structure I'I onto which the tie rack may be mounted becomes filled with neckties I8 opposite the lowermost tie supporting arm I4 which are anchored against accidently sliding ofi the tie rack by the pressure of the toggle spring I6 urging the central depending pivoted arm l2 and the tie supporting arms III toward the said structure I'I. The attitude of the said central depending pivoted arm I2 andthe tie supporting arms I4 when they are held by the toggle spring I6 outwardly from the structure I'I as shown in Fig. 5 permits neckties to be placed thereon readily and permits neckties to be selected and removed therefrom with ease and dispatch and without several ties sliding therefrom inadvertently.

Although but a single embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in the drawing and described in detail, it is obvious that many changes may be made in the size, shape, arrangement and detail of the several elements of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as dened .by the appended claim.

'I claim:

A rack for neckties and the like comprising a xed head securable to a structure disposed in a substantially vertical plane, a depending arm pivotally connected to the said fixed head at a Ipoint below the top thereof, the said xed head and top of the pivoted depending arm having oppositely disposed notches therein extending parallel to the pivoted axis of the said depending arm,v and a concave-convex leaf type compression spring disposed at its ends in thesaid notches in compressive abutment against the said iixed head and the top of the pivoted depending arm exerting constant compressive spring pressure between the xed head and the pivoted depending arm at a point above its pivot point whereby to maintain the said pivotecl arm selectively either in vertical depending relationship substantially parallel to the structure on which the said head is mounted or in a diagonally outward relationship thereto responsive to manual movement of the Said arm from one position to the other, rods laterally extending from the said pivoted arms for supporting objects in display relationship to each other, and means on the outer end of each of the said iaterally extending rlods'for 'preventing accidental removal of objects therefrom when the pivoted arm is in its dependingy relationship.

HERMAN MARTIN C'ANNER.

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